Driver J.J. Yeley will drive for Whitney Motorsports full time in the Sprint Cup Series next season, according to NASCAR.com. Yeley will be driving the No. 46 Chevrolet, and Cash America International will sponsor the car for a four-race package.

Whitney Motorsports will appeal the suspensions and fines issued by NASCAR for having weight pellets in the lower A-frames of the No. 46 Chevrolet during the Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, according to SceneDaily.com's Bob Pockrass. The appeal will be heard Tuesday, Nov. 9.

Updating a previous item, Whitney Motorsports driver Michael McDowell was fined 50 points and the No. 46 car was suspended indefinitely after weight pellets were found in the car's frame at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, according to The Associated Press.

Three crew members from Whitney Motorsports were suspended Thursday, Nov. 4, after NASCAR found weight pellets were being used to fill the lower A-frames of the No. 46 Sprint Cup car at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend, according to SceneDaily.com's Bob Pockrass. Crew chief Thomas Tucker, car chief Richard Boga and manager Tony Furr have all been indefinitely suspended.